It was overcast, and clouds soon covered the sky. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 There was a muffled thunderstorm rolling to the west, and there was a scattered light rain. Floating over. Finely like silk, falling with the wind. Wet stone steps, moss, railings. There is also a damp mark on the glazed tile.

In the delicate Nanmu lattice, there is a crystal jade bead. This is the famous East Pearl of Xirong, especially in the rainy season, there will always be a faint halo around it. At first glance, it seems to be a piece of Song words that came out of between the lines.

"This bead is a symbol of the royal family," Wan Ning pinched the bead and said to Xianyun, "It's just that Xirong was exterminated two years ago, how can a businessman have a precious Dongzhu?" "If it is a Xirong businessman, in order to make a living, stealing Dongzhu can be regarded as an explanation.

Xianyun looked at the four eastern pearls and remembered a piece of satin he had seen a few days ago. In fact, I already know in my heart, whether it is beads or satin. They are all the things of the Xirong royal family, and now they suddenly appear in the Donglu Palace, which is really suspicious.

It's as if everything is ready for someone. "Could it be that the rebel forces of Xijon did this deliberately for revenge, right?" Xianyun is worried about this matter, and has been worried about it for the past few years. If it weren't for Wanning's help, it would have been really difficult for Xianyun to survive.

Listening to Xianyun's explanation, Wanning nodded slightly. Then he said slowly: "Guess which Xijon merchant, who is it?" Duanmukun: Do you remember? It's Duanmu Kang's eldest brother. "Last time, Wanning asked He Jing to investigate, and it turned out to be Duanmu Kun, who had been missing for a long time.

"What?" After hearing this, Xian Yun looked at Wan Ning in surprise, "It's been a few years, why did he suddenly appear?" Is it for revenge? "Otherwise, how could you give Qingluan a piece of satin?" Wan Ning was meaningful, "And these Dongzhu, how can ordinary businessmen get them?" ”

It turns out that the speculation made by Xianyun is well-founded. She sat in her chair in a daze, remembering the piece of silk she had seen in Qingluan's room. White as snow, isn't it the silk she used when she married Duanmu Kang?

Yes, Xianyun should have thought of it a long time ago. It's just that Duanmukun has never appeared since Xirong was exterminated. Also, since Duanmu Kun wants to take revenge. How did he know Qingluan and Haoxue, and gave them the objects of the Xirong royal family, what was the purpose.

At this time, the wind outside the window was whining, and the sound of rain gradually became smaller. The air was filled with dampness, and the yellowed memories spread endlessly at this moment. When Qingluan took out the satin, Xianyun suddenly grabbed her hand: "You left the palace just to get this satin?" ”

Qingluan, who was suddenly summoned, was confused by Xianyun's question. She only took it as a matter of asking herself for leaving the palace without permission, and instead knelt on the ground and begged: "I pulled Prince Zhao out of the palace, and it has nothing to do with Lord Zhao." Please also ask my mother for forgiveness, don't tell the emperor......"

Xianyun was thinking about scolding Qingluan, but inadvertently, he saw the jade jade pendant on Qingluan's neck. Under the dim light and candle, it looks more and more transparent. The emerald jade pendant is also mixed with a little white. At first glance, you can see that it is a good texture, which is owned by the royal family of Donglu.

I heard earlier that when Chu Yunhong was young. used to have a very close relationship with Qingluan, so I gave a piece of jade and jade. Could it be that Duanmu Kun relied on this jade pendant to recognize Qingluan's identity? Xianyun was stunned for a while, not knowing why.

"Tell me quickly, on the day you left the palace, who asked you to buy this satin?" Xianyun didn't want to make a big deal out of it, but he couldn't stop the development of the situation, "How much did it cost?" Have you ever seen the owner of that shop? Say it! ”

Little Qingluan, where had she ever seen her mother's anger, so she could only say intermittently: "I had my birthday that day...... I didn't pick it, it was the owner who chose it. He said it was a hundred taels of silver...... That boss's eyebrows are so thick—"

The wind blows the fireworks and rains to render the ending of a story. Looking between the lines, a certain fragment will gradually become clear in a corner. It seems to be a gardenia with a dark fragrance on a dusk afternoon. After many years, there will always be retribution in the cycle of cause and effect.

Just like Xirong back then, those remnants of Xirong are living in peace. But there are always people who want to take revenge, such as Duanmu Kun. He disguised himself as a merchant and lived in Kyoto for several years. Relying on the keen observation of businessmen and a wide range of personal connections, he obtained a lot of information.

"He's just going to take advantage of you," Wan Ning sighed as she sipped a cup of tea, "in the name of your Princess Xijon, and then said that they Xijon wanted revenge." Deliberately let you stay in the palace and do internal response. What I feared earlier, it still happened......"

Hearing Wan Ning say this, Xian Yunden was stunned. Why did she look at Satin and Dongzhu so familiar, it turned out that Duanmu Kun was behind the ghost. "And this Duanmu Kun is also in contact with the procurement office in the palace from time to time," Wan Ning explained, "It's easy to get the news of you and Qingluan." ”

In this way, the palace is not the safest place anymore. The first thing Xianyun thought of was her daughter Qingluan, who easily saved Duanmu Kang's blood and bones. I thought that Donglu would let him go, but I didn't expect that it was his brother-in-law who betrayed him in the end.

The cold wind blows the coming autumn. The leaves rattle and drip with the sadness of the past. Xianyun looked at Qingluan who was kneeling on the ground, and sprinkled all his anger on his daughter: "If you hadn't left the palace without permission, how would our identities be exposed?" It's all your fault, it's all your fault—"

The first time he was beaten like this by his mother, Qingluan hurriedly hid behind Wanning. Where was Xianyun willing to let her go, but he still chased after her like crazy. Unexpectedly, Wan Ning grabbed her wrist: "She's your daughter, are you crazy?" There's always a way! ”

What else can I do, Xianyun didn't feel tears in his eyes. If Duanmu Kun uses himself like this, he will enter the palace sooner or later to take revenge. And he has Dongzhu and silk, and it is obvious that he is a member of the Xirong royal family. When the time comes, Chu Yunhong will let himself go.

Looking at Xianyun's tear-stained appearance, Wanning shook her head helplessly for a while. At this moment, the only thing that can be done is to destroy these objects as soon as possible, as for Duanmu Kun. You just need to die and not admit it, and I believe that you can survive this hurdle.

"That's the only way," Xianyun almost collapsed, pleading bitterly to Wan Ning, "But if you ask the girl to save me, you must not, let the emperor know my identity!" It doesn't matter if I'm dead, Luan'er is so young, I'm just afraid that it is, I'm sorry Brother Kang-"

The matter is not as serious as Xianyun thought, after all, nothing has happened outside the palace. But it is always necessary to take precautions, Wan Ning comforted Xianyun's heart and told her not to panic. What's more, Qingluan still has the jade pendant given by Chu Yunhong, there is always this affection.

Just as the master and servant were talking to each other, they heard a hasty knock on the eaves of the porch. Xianyun went to open the door, but saw Butterfly with an anxious face. But seeing Die'er hurriedly entered the room, she then took a big sip of a cup of tea, and said nervously: "Oh no, the emperor saw that Fu Haoxue!" ”

She paused, and continued: "She also told her about losing Dongzhu, and the emperor sent someone to look for the shop outside the palace, saying that she wanted to buy a new Dongzhu ...... for her."

Xianyun, who had just been appeased, listened to Die'er's words at this time. is even more soft: "It's over, it's over, it's all over!" "This time Chu Yunhong is out of the palace, who knows if Duanmu Kun will say anything else to him.

The drizzle continues, staying in the world. Return to the goose and leave a voice. The falling flowers are empty and self-pitying, and the stone steps are cool. The autumn breeze hits and sweeps the summer heat of the season. In the blink of an eye, the beginning of autumn is approaching, and another year is about to pass. Time is like water, but it can't be retained.

If you want to go back to the old days, you can laugh heartily. Although it is in the palace of Chen Guo, it is still smiling like a flower. The princess treats herself like a sister, which makes Liang Yuzhen feel happy. Since listening to Wanning's words and entering this palace, there has always been a sense of loss.

Marrying Chu Junhao as a concubine is a political marriage. So it doesn't matter about love, even her bedroom, Chu Junhao has never entered it once. The descendants of the "History of the Eastern Foothills" recorded: the Holy Ancestor Emperor Guifei Liang, raised the Zhao prince for the sake of thinking, and had no heirs in his life.

At the same time, folk history is also passed down. It is said that Liang Yuzhen is the only virgin concubine since the founding of Donglu. Speaking of which, a lot of rhetoric is gathered here. It became a conversation among the people after dinner, some said that "the concubine is sick", and some said that "the Holy Ancestor did it to take revenge on Chen Guo".

Anyway, fortunately, Liang Yuzhen raised the young son of the Holy Ancestor. Although it was to repay Wanning's kindness, it could be regarded as avoiding the funeral and getting the position of the queen mother. Donglu History: Emperor Xiaoren was young and assisted by the Empress Dowager Liang. At the same time, Chu Yunzhao, the son of the Queen Mother, was given land and a field house.

It's a comfort, Liang Yuzhen always thinks of this. I will always be grateful to Wanning for the result of letting her raise Chu Yunzhao. It's just that now facing the matter in front of her, it really makes her tricky. Chu Yunhong and Qingluan left the palace without permission, and they also attracted the disaster of killing.

She really didn't understand why Qingluan was the princess of Xirong. What is the purpose of that businessman, is it to use Qingluan to take revenge on Donglu. I heard Wanning say something about Qingluan before, but now it seems to be true.

There was the sound of footsteps on the eaves, but I saw Chu Yunzhao open the curtain. Then he knelt on the ground and begged: "The queen mother is gracious, and she also begs the queen mother to save her sister." It turned out that Chu Yunzhao also knew Qingluan's identity, and he also knew that Qingluan was about to face the choice of life and death.

In the end, this matter will not be hidden. Liang Yuzhen sighed and said to Chu Yunzhao: "I heard your Aunt Yan say that the emperor has already gone to that shop. Said to be looking for some Dongzhu for Haoxue, that businessman, but it's Qingluan's uncle-"

So things became a little complicated, if Duanmu Kun took this opportunity to attack Chu Yunhong. If Duanmu Kun took advantage of the situation to tell Chu Yunhong about Qingluan. So how Chu Yunhong will deal with this matter is indeed unresolved.

"Aunt Yan said that the emperor has had a close relationship with Sister Luan since he was a child," Chu Yunzhao thought for a while and said, "I shouldn't do anything to her, but I should pay attention to that businessman." If he uses Sister Luan to take revenge, he can't stop it. ”

Yes, that's exactly what Liang Yuzhen is worried about. She looked at Chu Yunzhao's upright posture, and scolded unconsciously: "Don't you still admit your mistake?" Her harsh rebuke made the second monk Chu Yun Zhaozhang puzzled. It was the first time he had seen his mother so angry.

"If it weren't for you taking Qingluan out of the palace and buying any silk, how could such a thing happen?" Liang Yuzhen was a little angry, and he should have been punished in the first place. However, the end of the matter did not come to an end, who would have predicted.

"It's Butterfly!" Chu Yunzhao suddenly thought that when he and Qingluan returned to the palace, they found a hairpin. It has been verified, but it is Butterfly's. Otherwise, how could Lianyi and her mother know and punish Qingluan. The sound of the rain is dense and dripping.

The drizzle was long, and there was a layer of mist. Hazy in the air throughout the fall, the leaves of some trees begin to turn yellow. In the wind and rain, swaying back and forth. There is still the last shimmer of life left, and it is still dying. The autumn rains in September were exceptionally humid.

At this moment, there is no news from Zhengyang Palace. Liang Yuzhen took Chu Yunzhao to the warm pavilion. Wanning was still taking medicine, and the room was filled with a faint smell of herbs. A brown gauze tent blocks the fragrance of gardenias.

"I thought about handing over Zhao'er," Liang Yuzhen really had no choice, so she was helpless. I thought that this is not a solution, not to mention that in a few days, Wanning will go to Jiangzhou. When the time comes, who will call the shots for her?

Behind the veil was quiet, and I couldn't hear a tactful answer. Liang Yuzhen continued: "I am not a responsible mother, but at least let Zhao'er admit her mistakes. The emperor shouldn't embarrass him......" Hearing it, her tone was a little helpless.

"I said you were too impatient," Wan Ning said as she let Xian Yun brush over the gauze tent, sit on the soft couch, and said to Liang Yuzhen, "I asked He Jing to stare outside the palace, and Die'er also stared at Haoxue's side." There is no movement now, and there is no need to mess around. ”

Seeing Wanning's confidence, Liang Yuzhen's heart was also a little more stable. She was just about to say something, ready to go back now. But I saw Qingluan and Lianyi who came in later, probably because there were too many things in the past few days, and Qingluan's spirit was not very good.

Chu Yunzhao saw Qingluan, and his eyes suddenly radiated. Ignoring Lianyi's admonition before, he ran forward and took Qingluan's hand and asked, "Sister Luan, I haven't seen you for a long time." How are you doing this time? Now that the weather is cold, remember to add more clothes......"

I didn't want Qingluan to withdraw his hand vigorously, took a step back, bowed his head and said nothing. Seeing this, Chu Yunzhao's palms were empty. But seeing Liang Yuzhen walking over, he pulled Chu Yunzhao back. Only then did he understand why Qingluan was like this.

"Since everyone is here, let's make it clear," Wan Ning decided to tell the truth, "Xianyun is my maid, and she later married the little prince of Xirong as a concubine. A few years ago, Xijon was destroyed by the Emperor, and Xianyun was pregnant at the time, so she was naturally exempt from punishment-"

Naturally, the emperor left the lives of the mother and daughter. One is Wanning's original plea, and the other is that she thinks that she can use the mother and daughter of Xianyun to control the remnants of Xirong. Unexpectedly, the emperor passed away without waiting for this day. Unexpectedly, the Xirong forces had already thought of this and started in advance.

"Now that Dongzhu and Silk have been taken back," Wan Ning continued, "Even if Duanmu Kun tells the identities of Xianyun and Qingluan, there is no evidence around them—it's just that everyone in the palace knows that the fact that Xianyun is the princess of Xirong can't hide it from the emperor." ”

After listening to Wanning finish the whole story, Liang Yuzhen understood the seriousness of the matter. Even if Chu Yunhong wouldn't do anything to Xianyun and Qingluan, then how could Duanmu Kun stop. This time I came to avenge Xirong, so I naturally wanted to use Qingluan.

"So, isn't Sister Luan the princess of Xirong?" Chu Yunzhao's words focused everyone's eyes on Qingluan. She hid behind Lianyi, not daring to say a word more. It seems that he has some scruples, as if he has known about it for a long time.

"Girl, the emperor said that he wants to restore Xianyun's identity," Die'er's voice came from outside the door, and she hurriedly ran over, gasping for breath, "I heard it really outside the door, so I hurried over and said." "At this time, the sound of rain is quieter, and the occasional pond frog can be heard.